Booker is launching an own-label professional packaging range for the foodservice and hospitality sectors, with CaterPro products making up 255 disposable packaging and catering essentials lines.
Available across Booker’s depot network from mid-June, CaterPro will be available in three pricing tiers, graded as CaterPro Essentials, CaterPro and CaterPro Premium.
The new range includes self-folding boxes for sandwiches, baguettes and wraps, to poke bowls, street food and pizza boxes, ice cream and fruit tubs, flip lid boxes for cakes and pastries, and cups for hot and cold drinks. It also includes compostable options and Bagasse hinged lid burger boxes, chips and churros trays, bowls, pizza plates, as well as square and round food boxes in multiple sizes with compartments, wooden cutlery and stirrers, and paper smoothie straws.
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All CaterPro products are food grade and sourced exclusively from BRC Grade A suppliers, ensuring quality, safety and consistency. All items display clear information on the outer casing about the materials used and disposal instructions to help customers and their diners make informed choices in an increasingly complex area. A prominent tick-list system on the front of the packaging provides recycling guidance.
Ian Haywood, category manager at Booker, comments: “Today’s consumers expect much more from their out-of-home eating experience than just speed and convenience. They want restaurant-quality food on the go, and packaging plays a vital role in delivering that experience – from ensuring temperature control and product integrity to maintaining visual appeal and reducing leakage or spillage.”
